Locomotive head-light



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

E. MEREDITH.

LOGOMOTIVE HEAD LIGHT.

No. 416,116. Patented Nov. 26, 1889.

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E. MEREDITH. LOGOMOTIVE HEAD LIGHT, No. 416,116. Patented Nov. 26. 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDMUND MEREDITH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GLOBE GAS LIGHT COMPANY, OF PENNSYLVANIA.

LOCOMOTIVE HEAD-LIGHT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,116, dated November 26, 1889.

I Application filed May 8, 1889. Serial No. 309,968. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: an asbestus top, over which the holder is Be it known that I, EDMUND MEREDITH, a bent, as shown at of, at the top, and provided citizen of the United States, residing at Philawith slots a in the bend to feed oil to the delphia, in the county of Philadelphia and flame, while the exterior solid portion of the 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain bend prevents the flame from reaching too new and useful Improvements in Locomotive far down the wick when turned up. In this Head-Lights; and I do declare the following to way an almost imperishable wick is provided. be a full, clear, and exact description of the Over the top of the oil-cylinder is placed a invention, such as will enable others skilled burner-cap B, which consists of a foraminous 10 in the art to which it appertains to make and cylinder 1), which surrounds an imperforate use the same, reference being had to the acshorter cylinder or sheath 1), which fits over companying drawings, and to the letters of the oil-cylinder and holds the foraminous cylreference marked thereon, which form a part inder out from the oil-cylinder, with a space of this specification. between them for air to flow through to the 15 My invention relates to that form of lamps exterior of the wick-top, and prevents drafts known as locomotive head-lights, and has and gusts. Upon the top of the foraminous for its object the provision of a well-concylinder a cap-piece b is hinged, which has structed, readily-operated, and efficient dea central opening coextensive with the diavice for the purpose indicated. meter of the wick. 20 The invention consists in the construction Upon the top of the oil-reservoir, at a and arrangement of parts by which these obheight above the level of the oil, either in the jects are attained, as hereinafter set forth, reservoir or in the side chamber, a Wick-raisand pointed out in the claims. ing shaft 0 is held in suitable boxing C". One The accompanying drawin illustrate the end of the shaft projects into the chamber A, 2 5 invention. and the other reaches back of the reservoir Figure 1 is aplan view of the device. Fig. A. To the end in chamber A is secured a 2 is a rear elevation showing certain portions crank 0 to which a pitman or link C is atremoved. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of a por-' tached, which extends down to the lower portion of the reservoir, showing the segmental tion of the chamber A, where it is joined to 0 guide. Fig. 4 is a transverse central section a swinging arm 0 pivoted to a fixed part of of the device. Fig. Gis an enlarged sectional the lamp, and a pin C at the point of juncview of the wick-holder. Fig. 5 is a sectional tion of arm C" and link (J affords a means view of a portion of the reservoir, showing for engaging a hook a 011 extension a of the vent upon it. wick-holder A The hook is open upon the 3 5 Similar letters of reference indicate correside, and by suitably turning the holder it can sponding parts in all the figures where they be made to engage the pin C or when it is occur. desired to disengage it and remove the holder A is the oil-reservoir, which may be of any and wick it can be turned in the opposite diconvenient form, and a (L are screw'studs rection sufficiently to take the hook away 40 upon it to receive the reflector. On one side from the pin. When the hook in the holder 0 of the oil-reservoir, and projecting beneath it, is engaged with the pin, an upward movement is avertical chamber A, to which the oil has of the pin will raise the wick and a downaccess by a suitable passage, and to one side ward movement will lower the wick. The of the chamber the oil-feeding and wickmovement of the pin is effected through the 45 holding cylinder A is attached. This cylinmedium of the pitman O crank O and shaft 5 der is made in the usual Argand style and O. The shaft 0 bears at the end opposite to provided at the bottom with a foraminous the crank C an operating-crank D, which is air-screen o The wick-holder A is a cylinmanipulated to operate the wick-holder. A der with a bottom extension a and the wick segmental guide E is provided on the back of 50 is the ordinarycircular wick provided with the oil reservoir, and the end of crank I) rides I00 beneath it and bears a screw which projects in front of the guide and carries a pinchingnut 67, which can be screwed down to set the crank at any point to regulate the elevation of the wick. By this means the wick can be raised or lowered and held reliably at any point of elevation.

The oil-reservoir is provided with a vent, which consists of an elongated chamber F, set upon the top of the oil-reservoir, having a depressed center fiwhich nearly meets the top of reservoir, with an opening f into the reservoir on one side of the depressed center, and an opening f out into the air on the other side. By this means the reservoir is thoroughly ventilated and kept free of gases, while no oil can escape through the vent by splashing and shaking. The reservoir is also provided with the usual filling-aperture and cap A A stop may be placed upon the guide to hold the crank from going too far to the right and dropping the wick too low.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s

1. Ina lamp, the combination of the 0ilreservoir and vertical oil-chan1ber on the side thereof, and an oil-feeding cylinder secured to the vertical chamber and communicating therewith, with a wick-holder adjustable in the said cylinder and a crank and pitman operated in the chamber to regulate the elevation of the wick, as set forth.

2. In a lamp, the combination, with an ad- 3' ustable wick-holder, of a pivoted arm and pitinan swlveled together and bearing a pin connected with the Wick-holder, a crank connected to the pitman at the top, and a shaft, to which the crank is fixed,having an operating-crank with a pinching-screw upon it, and a segmental guide on which thepinchingscrew operates to hold the shaft in any desired position, as set forth.

3. In a lamp, the combination, With the oilreservoir, vertical oil-chamber, and oil-cylinder connected thereto, of a wick-holder in said cylinder, operating devices therefor in the oil-chamber, a shaft connected to said operating devices, and a box upon the top of the oil-reservoir, in which the shaft is held above the level of the oil, as set forth.

4. An oil-reservoir provided with. a vent consisting of an elongated chamber secured upon the top thereof, having a depressed center and an opening into the reservoir on one side of the depressed center and one into the air on the other side of said center, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EDMUND MEREDITH.

\Vitnesses:

THOMAS D. MoULDs, GEo. H. RAPSON. 

